MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 9 (5-3) of a 10-game trip to Arizona (1-2), San Diego (3-1) and Seattle (1-0)…..following this trip and an off day on Thursday, the team returns to American Family Field for a 9-game homestand against Boston (3g), Detroit (3g) and Los Angeles-AL (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Adrian Houser (right groin), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), RHP Gus Varland (right hand), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (19 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 17, SECOND: 0, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the second-place Cubs by 2.0 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 4-1-0 in series play.
Game 1: 4-2, Game 2: 4-1, Game 3: 3-2, Game 4: 1-0
Sweep Wins (1): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5)
Sweep Losses (-): None
AT HOME: The Brewers are 5-1 at home, going 2-0-0 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 7-4 on the road, going 2-1-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made three replay challenges this season, going 1-2…..their last challenge (lost) came on 4/12 at Arizona as an out call at first base (Willy Adames) stood
BREWERS vs. MARINERS
SUMMARY: Are 124-119 all-time, including 9-7 in Interleague Play….. prior to 2023, the teams last met from 6/25-6/27, 2019 with the M’s taking 2 of 3 games in Milwaukee. at MIL: Are 66-55 all-time, including 5-4 at American Family Field and 61-51 at County Stadium. at SEA: Are 58-64 all-time, including 4-3 at T-Mobile Park and 54-61 at the Kingdome…..prior to 2023, the team last visited from 8/19-8/21, 2016 with the M’s taking 2 of 3 games
SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 9-game, 10-day homestand with the 2nd of 3 games against the Milwaukee Brewers (0-1)…Seattle just wrapped up a 3-game series sweep over the Colorado Rockies… they will also host the St. Louis Cardinals (3 G, 4/21-23) at T-Mobile Park on the homestand…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS PLUS with Aaron Goldsmith and Mike Blowers on the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped game 1 of the series to the Brewers 7-3, snapping their season-high 4-game winning streak…despite the loss, the Mariners are 6-4 over their last 10 games.
• Playing Catch-Up – Yesterday’s loss was just the second game all season the Mariners never held a lead…it previously happened on April 1 in a 2-0 loss vs. Cleveland.
• Programming Note – Tomorrow’s Mariners game will be back on ROOT SPORTS…the Mariners will again be on ROOT SPORTS PLUS on Saturday, April 22 vs. St. Louis…the ROOT SPORTS PLUS Channel Finder can be found at northwest.rootsports.com/plus-guide/.
• Yesterday’s Roster Move – LHP Marco Gonzales was activated off the Paternity List…INF/OF Sam
Haggerty was placed on the 7-day Concussion Injured List.
• Down by the Schoolyard, Julio Goes Yard – Julio Rodríguez belted his 3rd home run of the season in
the 8th inning of yesterday’s game…the home run traveled 395 feet and had an exit velocity of 104.5 mph.
CREAM OF THE CROP…Jarred Kelenic (0.9), Ty France (0.7), Julio Rodríguez (0.6) and J.P. Crawford (0.6) all rank among the top 30 position players in the American League in Fangraphs WAR…4 players in the top 30 are the most among American League teams, leading Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore and Cleveland, who each have 3 players in the top 30…the Mariners also have four pitchers that rank in the top 25 in the American League in fWAR: Luis Castillo (1.2), Logan Gilbert (0.6), George Kirby (0.5) and Matt Brash (0.4)…the Mariners are also the only team with 4 pitchers in the top 25, with Houston, Tampa Bay and Minnesota each having 3 players.
THE TEO WE KNOW…Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-4 in last night’s game…over his last 12 games dating back to April 4, Teo is batting .320 (16×50) with 5 runs, 1 double, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 2 HBP and 1 SB, while getting on base at a .346 clip and slugging .520 (.866 OPS)..he has reached base safely 2+ times in 6 of his last 12…Teo also leads the Majors with 5 Defensive Runs Saved.
GILBERT AMONG GREATS…Mariners starter Logan Gilbert is 4-1 with a 1.38 ERA (6 ER, 39.0 IP) in 7 career starts in March/April…among active pitchers with at least 5 starts in a single calendar month, Gilbert’s 1.38 ERA ranks 3rd, trailing Patrick Sandoval-LAA (0.61 ERA in April/March) and Tony GonsolinLAD (1.10 ERA in August)…Gilbert will also make the 60th start of his Mariners career in tonight’s game…
through 59 starts, Gilbert has struck out 322 batters…with 7 strikeouts in tonight’s game, he would pass Randy Johnson (328), for 3rd-most strikeouts through a players first 60 career Mariners starts…Félix Hernández (351) and Erik Hanson (349) top the list.
IMPECCABLE TY-MING…Ty France went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in last night’s game…in 17 games this season, he has reached base safely in
16-of-17 and hit safely in 14-of-17…overall, Ty is batting .324 (22×68), with 15 runs, 8 doubles, 1 home run, 12 RBI and 1 stolen base, while getting on base at a .418 clip and slugging .485 (.903 OPS)…his 8 doubles are tied for the American League lead (also: Matt ChapmanTOR and Wander Franco-TB).
FOR HE’S A RALEIGH GOOD FELLOW…Cal Raleigh belted his 2nd home run of the season in yesterday’s game…both of his home runs this season have come on changeups…over his last 7 games (4/9-c), Raleigh is getting on base at a .333 clip and slugging .480 (.813 OPS) with 1 double, 2 home runs and 5 RBI.
J.P. THE CATALYST…J.P. Crawford went 0-for-2 with a walk in yesterday’s game, reaching base safely for the 6th-consecutive game (4/11-c)…during the streak, J.P. is batting .400 (6×15) with 7 runs, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 7 walks, getting on base at a .591 clip and slugging .533 (1.124 OPS)…J.P. is tied for 4th in the Majors with 2 defensive runs saved, and tied for 7th in the Majors with 2 Outs Above Average.
SUÁVE SUÁREZ…Eugenio Suárez went 1-for-4 in yesterday’s game…the Mariners third baseman has reached base in 14 consecutive games (4/2-c)…during that stretch, Geno is batting .310 (18×58) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 13 RBI and 4 walks, getting on base at a .359 clip, slugging .448 with an .808 OPS…Suarez also ranks tied for 7th in the Majors with 2 Outs Above Average according to Baseball Savant.
STOP IT!…according to FanGraphs, Seattle has registered 8 Defensive Runs Saved tied for 5th-most in the Majors (also: New York-AL and New York-NL), trailing Arizona (19 DRS), Milwaukee (17), Toronto (11), and Minnesota (9)…according to Baseball Savant, Seattle has recorded 5 Outs Above Average, which ranks tied for 2nd in the Majors (also: New York-NL and Kansas City), ranking behind Arizona (9).
THE ROCK IS ROLLING…in 4 starts this season, Luis Castillo is 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA (2 ER, 24.2 IP) with 4 walks and 26 strikeouts, limiting batters to a .131 (11×84) batting average…he’s also the third pitcher in MLB history with a sub-1.00 ERA, 11-or-fewer hits allowed, 4-or-fewer walks and 25+ strikeouts through his first 4 starts, joining Cliff Lee-CLE (2008) and Corbin Burnes-MIL (2021)…Lee and Burnes both won the Cy Young Award those seasons.
ON THE HOMESTAND…the Mariners still have 5 games remaining on the 9-game homestand (3-1) at T-Mobile Park, including the following events: Hello Kitty Night (tonight, April 18), High School Media Day (April 18), Weather Education day (April 19), All-Star Hat Night (April 21) and more…for more information, visit Mariners.com/Promotions or Mariners.com/Tickets.
TONIGHT’S MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
ABOUT LOGAN GILBERT…
• The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 4th start of the season…he will also make the 60th start of his MLB career and 1st career start against the Brewers.
• Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Rob Mummau.
• Spent 3 seasons at Stetson (FL) University, 2016-18…in 2017, was ASUN Pitcher of the Year and ASUN 1st-Team All-Conference.
• Was named the 2022 Mariners Most Valuable Pitcher by the Seattle Chapter of the BBWAA.
LAST TIME OUT…W#1 in 3rd start of the regular season at Chiacgo on 4/12, tossing 6.2 innings and allowing 1 run on 4 hits, and 1 walk
with 7 strikeouts.
EARLY SEASON SUCCESS…holds a career 1.38 ERA (39.0 IP, 6 ER) in March/ April, the lowest ERA in the Majors among starting pitchers with at least 7 games started in the first two months of the season…in March/April, Gilbert has allowed 29 hits, 7 runs (6 ER), 8 walks and 2 home runs while striking out 42…opponents are batting .204 (29×142) against him.
STRIKEOUT STREAK…in each of his first 3 starts this season Gilbert has recorded at least 6 strikeouts…this marks the 4th time in his career that he has recorded three straight games with 6+ strikeouts (last: 6/14-6/25/22)…has never pitched 4 straight games with at least 6 strikeouts in his career.
ON A ROLL…Logan’s 20 strikeouts so far this season ranks second among Mariners starting pitchers…he trails only Luis Castillo (26)…his career-high in strikeouts in March/April is 22 which he achieved over the course of 4 starts in 2022…his career-high for most strikeouts in a month came in 2022 when he had 41 strikeouts in Sept/Oct.
NEW FACES, FAMILIAR PLACES…today marks Gilbert’s 1st career start against the Brewers and 2nd start at home this season…Logan has only faced two current Brewers batters entering into tonight’s game…combined they are batting .333 (2×6) against him…at home this season opponents are batting .182 (4×22) against Logan.
VS. NATIONAL LEAGUE…is making his 6th career start against interleague opponents…holds a 3-2 record with a 2.60 ERA (27.2 IP, 8 ER) with 14 walks and 27 strikeouts…interleague opponents are batting .196 (20×102) against Gilbert…the Brewers will be the 5th different NL team that Gilbert has faced (also: San Diego, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago-NL).
PITCHER OF THE MONTH…was named AL Pitcher of the Month for April 2022, the first time he has won the award…marks the first Mariners winner since James Paxton in July, 2017 and the 14th different player to win the award (19th instance).
MONTH OF MARVEL…his 0.40 ERA (1 ER, 22.1 IP) in April 2022 was the lowest ERA in a month in Mariners history, surpassing Mark Langston’s 0.50 ERA (3 ER, 53.2 IP) in September 1988 (min. 20.0 IP).
INNINGS EATER…ranked 9th in the AL in innings pitched last season with 185.2…he ranked second among Mariners starting pitchers trailing only Robbie Ray (189.0)…Gilbert threw 6.0+ innings in 18 starts last year.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY…has recorded two quality starts this season…had 16 quality starts in 2022 the 3rd most among Mariners starting pitchers and tied 16th in the AL with Dylan Cease-CHW and Shoehei Ohtani-LAA …he trailed only Marco Gonzales and Robbie Ray who each had 18.
TURN IT UP TO 11…recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts on 9/19/23 at Los Angeles-AL…earned his 13th win of the season and pitched 6.0 innings while giving up 4 hits, 1 run, and 1 walk.
FIRST 50…made his 50th career start on 8/26/22, going 16-10 with a 4.01 ERA (120 ER, 269.0 IP) with 261 strikeouts…his 261 strikeouts are the 5th-most over a pitchers first 50 career starts in Mariners history, trailing Félix Hernández (295), Erik Hanson (279), Hisashi Iwakuma (266) and Taijuan Walker (263).
THE KING AND I…became the 3rd fastest Mariners starter to 300 career strikeouts when he struck out Vimael Machín on 9/30/22 vs. OAK…it took Gilbert just 56 starts to reach the milestone…only Félix Hernández (51 GS) and Erik Hanson (53 GS) reached the milestone in fewer games.
TRIPLE SEVENS…tossed 7.0 innings in 3-consecutive starts dating from 5/17-5/28/22…3 consecutive starts of 7.0+ innings marked the longest streak in his career, having never done it in consecutive starts prior to the streak…became the first Mariners pitcher with 3-consecutive starts of 7.0+ innings since Marco Gonzales had 4 consecutive from 9/11-9/29/19.
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER…Logan Gilbert (#28) and Jarred Kelenic (#4) made their MLB debuts on May 13, 2021 vs. Cleveland, becoming the highest ranking duo to debut in the same game since MLB.com began prospect rankings in 2011…there have only been 2 other instances where multiple top-100 prospects debuted for the same team in the same game…on July 23, 2013, outfielders Jake Marisnick (#70) and Christian Yelich (#13) both debuted for Miami…on Sept. 21, 2016, outfielders Manuel Margot (#45) and Hunter Renfroe (#92) both debuted for San Diego.
AMONG STETSON ROYALTY…Gilbert is 1 of 3 active Stetson University players in the Major Leagues, joining Jacob deGrom-TEX, and Corey Kluber- BOS, which places Gilbert alongside 2 Cy Young Award winners…was the first pitcher from Stetson to be taken in the 1st round, and 1st Hat
